Dr. Roopali’s poem suggests dinosaurs evolved into birds to escape pollution, leaving haunting bones, exclusively for Different Truths.
They say dinosaurs may be Roaming on some other planet. I wonder why they left! Perhaps it is because the Chemical-soaked grass tasted bitter. We heard they were frequently falling sick. I know of at least one dinosaur That developed asthma, All because of the pollution. The dark, smoky fog stung their eyes, And the burning sensation wouldn’t go away. Do you think that’s why they went away? The garbage heaps were rising in leaps They craned their long necks to see beyond. The trees yielded few leaves for food And so many were cut down. The stench choked their nostrils And waves of nausea made them Stumble across the barren land. And then their children began to die. That’s when they decided to leave. It was a difficult decision. I am told they had to wait millennia to Grow wings to fly to a faraway planet. They have new names: Micro-raptor and Archaeopteryx. Their bodies shrank and These giants became pigmies Those despicable lizards that crawl On apartment walls, in our crowded cities, Our former dinosaurs. Grave diggers found their skeletons, Slender ribs and teeth are intact. We carefully put these together Showing these off in museums and parks. Our children gasp at these apparitions. Thankfully, they roam no more! And then they found gestating deep In the womb of Mother Earth in Central India, a clutch of dinosaur eggs. Waiting. Here lies perhaps The promise of a rebirth.
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Original, sensitive, true and sad
An interesting take…… I understand where it is coming for and I hope people start living their lives more mindfully ‘coz our health definitely seems to be spiralling towards extinction